Nearly 4,000 people attended WRC-23 to debate worldwide regulations that affect how companies provide communications service. Credit: ITU

For anyone who wasn’t sure whether China was in it to win the space race and dominate the rapidly growing space economy, its filings in December for 200,000 more satellites should dispel all doubts. Beijing is seeking to position itself as a leader in low Earth orbit satellite constellations, electronic warfare and the space race more broadly. But the next battleground in this race is a regulatory conference, not the launchpad.

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Ambassador (ret.) Stephan Lang is a veteran diplomat and international tech policy leader, who served as U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy at the Department of State. He is currently a Senior Advisor with Crest Hill...